• Win a We Love Sylvanian Families Town magazine
    competition - Family Life - Friends of Sylvanian Families

    Win a We Love Sylvanian Families Town magazine

    June 16, 2018 - By 

    Fans of Sylvanian Families will love the latest magazine – We Love Sylvanian Families Town. It comes with 7 free gifts and is packed full of puzzles, colouring and quizzes. My daughter loves playing with her Sylvanian Families but there is a distinct lack of toys and books from the range apart from the ones which come with membership of the Fan Club. Thankfully she loved reading the last issue of We Love Sylvanian Families which came out last year and was excited to get her hands on this new magazine celebrating the Sylvanian Families Town range. We Love Sylvanian…

  • Star Wars Force Link 2.0 Kessel Run Millennium Falcon with Han Solo Figure
    Family Life - Hasbro Toy Tribe - Star Wars crafts - toy review

    Star Wars Force Link 2.0 Kessel Run Millennium Falcon with Han Solo Figure

    June 16, 2018 - By 

    Have you watched Solo: A Star Wars Story yet? The idea behind Solo: A Star Wars Story is that through a series of daring escapades, young Han Solo meets his future co-pilot Chewbacca and encounters the notorious gambler Lando Calrissian. We had a rare date night and were able to go and watch it *without* the children. They are both huge Star Wars fans so I know we will go and see it again with them soon. It was a great film, so much fun, and we loved finding out more about how Han Solo got the Millennium Falcon! Hasbro kindly…

  • rainbow scrape painting
    Crafts for kids - subscription box

    Unicorns and rainbows {Squidgydoodle subscription box}

    June 15, 2018 - By 

    It’s been a while since we’ve tried any kids subscription boxes. My 6 year old loves unicorns and rainbows so I was pretty pleased to find a box all about, you’ve guessed it, unicorns and rainbows from Squidgydoodle. They make all sorts of subscription boxes for kids. Unicorns and rainbows {Squidgydoodle subscription box} I ordered one for my daughter and it arrived super quickly. I couldn’t wait to show it to her and see what was inside. We waited until after school when we had a free evening to open it up. I paid £12 for the Unicorns and rainbows box.…

  • How to make your own bird feeder
    Crafts for kids - garden crafts - Toilet roll crafts

    How to make your own bird feeder

    June 15, 2018 - By 

    This month we’re taking part in the 30 Days Wild challenge. My children are pretty wild and outdoorsy so this seemed like a great challenge for them. This week we had the added bonus of taking part in a family litter pick to mark Blue Peter’s 60th birthday. Be Plastic Clever 60 or #BPC60 is the brain child of Kids Against Plastic who are running a competition to find the best litter pick photos. CBBC presenter Naomi Wilkinson came along to my daughter’s school to talk to them about the impact on the environment and our health caused by continued use of single use plastic. My daughter…

  • Low-cost Summer activities for kids - i-SPY books
    Crafts for kids - Summer

    Low-cost Summer activities for kids – i-SPY books

    June 13, 2018 - By 

    Over the next few weeks I’m going to be sharing some low-cost ideas for keeping the kids busy over the Summer holidays. I’ve already written posts about painting and hiding painted rocks, and playing with bubbles. Today I wanted to share our love for i-SPY books! Do you remember them from when you were growing up? They are A6 pocket sized books, each one on a different subject. Pick a topic and I bet you will find a book for it. Then find the objects and tick them off as you go along. You score points for each spot and…

  • Mindful sewing and the Spring Craftpod
    Crafts for adults - sewing - subscription box

    Mindful sewing and the Spring Craftpod

    June 13, 2018 - By 

    I am so terrible at making time for my hobbies. Sewing and paper cutting are two of my favourite things to do, yet I rarely make time for them. I subscribe to the Craftpod subscription box and the Spring box arrived months ago. It included two hand stitching projects which were lovely but it’s taken me weeks to get round to actually making them. We did a lot of travelling over half term so I made sure to pack my Craftpod box. Everything fits nicely in a slim box which makes it perfect for carrying around in a handbag. The…

  • A great family day out at Pensthorpe Natural Park
    days out - Family Life - Norfolk

    A great family day out at Pensthorpe Natural Park

    June 12, 2018 - By 

    Although our holiday in Norfolk was a few weeks ago I haven’t managed to write up half the places we managed to visit. Today I wanted to tell you about Pensthorpe Natural Park which was recommended to us by someone we got chatting too. I hadn’t heard of Pensthorpe but it was one of our favourite family days out in Norfolk. Pensthorpe Natural Park Pensthorpe is situated just outside Fakenham, only 20 minutes from where we were staying at Wells-next-the-Sea. I have to admit that the name of the place initially put me off. I knew that the kids wouldn’t be keen…

  • Mrs Mactivity's World Cup 2018 Wall Planner
    Crafts for kids - Maped Helix Blogger Ambassador - Sports crafts - subscription box

    Mrs Mactivity’s World Cup 2018 Wall Planner

    June 12, 2018 - By 

    Have you heard about Mrs Mactivity? They make fun boutique teaching and learning resources suitable for both parents and teachers. Their mission is to change the world through inspiring and fun learning resources that really motivate children to learn. Most of their resources are free, but as they don’t use advertising on their site, they charge a very modest fee of £9.97 per year to access everything. Mrs Mactivity’s World Cup 2018 Wall Planner My children loved their Royal Wedding colouring activity sheets so I was delighted to find some fun resources for the World Cup which starts this week. The 2018 FIFA…

  • Star Wars Bladebuilders Force Master Lightsaber
    Family Life - Hasbro Toy Tribe

    Star Wars Bladebuilders Force Master Lightsaber

    June 11, 2018 - By 

    My children are huge Star Wars fans but I have to be honest, when the chance came to go and watch the latest Star Wars film, us adults went alone! We’ll take them to go and see Solo: A Star Wars Story soon but it was so lovely watching it without interruption! Anyway, the whole fans love the Star Wars world so I couldn’t resist the chance to try out the new Star Wars Bladebuilders Force Master Lightsaber from Hasbro. The 8 year old has a few different lightsabers to play, including the Star Wars BladeBuilders Spin-Action Lightsaber, with so the 6 year…